/**
 * ***************************************************************************** Copyright (c) 2000,
 * 2008 IBM Corporation and others. All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this
 * distribution, and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * <p>Contributors: IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 * *****************************************************************************
 */
package org.eclipse.core.filebuffers;

import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;

/**
 * Factory for text file buffer documents. Used by the text file buffer manager to create the
 * document for a new text file buffer.
 *
 * <p>This interface is the expected interface of extensions provided for the <code>
 * "org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.documentCreation"</code> extension point.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 * @deprecated As of 3.2 the <code>"org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.documentCreation"</code> extension
 *     point has been deprecated. See the extension point documentation for more details.
 */
public interface IDocumentFactory {

  /**
   * Creates and returns a new, empty document.
   *
   * @return a new, empty document
   */
  IDocument createDocument();
}
